Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-09-07
STATE, COAST AND ELSEWHERE.


The Red Bluff cigar factory has
closed
The petroleum find near Parkfield,
Monterey county, has caused much
excitement.
The business men of Calusa, met
last Saturday evening and formed a
Board of Trade.
Two ladies were garroted and robbed
in the streets of Seattle, w. T., last
Tuesday evening about 8 O'clock.
The pork packing establishment at
San Luis Obispo started up last Fri
day with over 800 hogs in the pen.
The Yuba county Anti Derbis Asso-
citation is preparing to enforce the law
against the hydraulic miners to the
letter this coming winter.
General Miles denies the rumors Of
an outbreak in Arizona, and says there
is not hostile Indian in either Ari-
zona or New Mexico.
A man named Scott was stabbed to
death al Lake Valley on Sunday, Aug.
ust 29th,, by Charles Leaman. The
trouble originated in refusal to sing
Tim Finnegan's Wake"
Nevada City people are we'll pleased
with the electric light now on TRIAL
there The citizens will petition the
CITY Trustees to adopt the light per-
manently for street purposes.
The saw mills along the Cascade
division OF the Northern Pacific have
been shut down by Government Off.
GERS. The owners are charged with
cutting and selling Government timber
A corporation has been formed to
dam the Sacramento river about five
miles above Redding, and a ditch has
been surveyed eighteen miles south of
Cottonwood for the purpose OF lrr: ga
tion.
The owners of the Baker Iron
Works at Los Angeles promise the
strikers to give them ten hours pay for
nine hours work at the expiration of
thirty days if the strikers will return
to work so that contracts can be filled.
The south. bound passenger train
was wrecked at Acton, short distance
south OF Mojave, by broken rail last
week. Four cars With the locomotive
were ditched. After detention oil
seven hours, the train was taken to
Los Angeles.
Two men were captured at Albu-
querque, N M. yesterday who were
travelling over the country with Il lwo-
horse wagon carrying complete
connterielting outfit, and sowing
spurious gold and silver coins where.
ever they went. The counterfeit TWEEN.
tY dollar gold pieces bear tue date 1860
The Vermiiion iron range in Mlnn
esota, comprising 1000 acres, which
got out $4,000 tons OF ore last year,
mas been purchased by syndicate
composed mainly Of Chicago capital
lists for &6000,000 in certified checks,
and several million sr stocks, to Char
lemange Tower, of Boston for his
interest.
William A. Atkins Of Provincetown
is in control of all the ambergris trade
of this country. He is the owner of u
fleet of whalers. During the last few
years these vessels have secured IA
large percentage OF the ambegrls which
has been brought To market. AS good
ambegrIs 5 worm more per ounce
thau gold, Mr.. Atkius has enjoyed ii
neat little monopoly.
a
the natural gas regions and abundant
capital is tlowing in TO develop new
and promising territory. The Stand.
ard oil Company is taking a hand III
the game. OHIO is developing con
siderable new territory, and, as con
sequence, all kinds OF drilling and
DO ing machinery aud appliances are
in great demand. New machine shops
are springing up and old ones are
being extended.
Appeal; Thursday q terrible acc-
dent occurred at Genoa. James Col
inns. II man working on II thrashing
machine near Genoa stood on the
table attached 10 the machine when
the derrick rope caugm under The
table and tipping it, sent Mm into The
cylinder jackel. The lefl leg caught